Etymology

uber-

Today it means: Super; really; mega-. Full definition →

German über- ← Proto-Germanic *ubiri ← Proto-Indo-European *upér
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*ubiri
  4. Germanüber
  5. Germanüber-
  6. English todayuber-

Borrowed from German über-. Doublet of over-.

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